1. CONCEPTS OF EO / EEO VIOLATIONS
Prejudice
Racism
Sexism
Discrimination
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2. PREJUDICE
Prejudice is defined as a negative attitude or feeling toward certain groups based upon faulty and inflexible generalization
Three components of prejudice:
Thinking component
Emotional component
Acting out prejudice
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3. ACTING OUT PREJUDICE Disparaging terms Avoidance Discrimination
Physical attacks
Extermination or genocide
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4. RACISM
Racism is defined as any attitude or action by an individual, group, or institution subordinate to another person or group because of skin color or other physical traits associated with a particular group
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5. SEXISM
Sexism is defined as an attitude, behavior, or conditioning that fosters stereotypes of social roles based on sex or gender
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6. DISCRIMINATION Webster’s dictionary:
Discrimination is defined as the act or ability to discriminate or make a difference or clear distinction
EO/EEO perspective definition:
Action or practices carried out by members of dominate groups - or their representatives - which have a differential and harmful impact on members of subordinate groups
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7. CHARACTERISTICS OF DISCRIMINATION
OVERT or HIDDEN
DIRECT or INDIRECT
INTENTIONAL or UNINTENTIONAL
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8. TYPES OF POWER
Formal power
Informal power
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9. SIX BASES OF POWER Legitimate Power Reward Power Coercive Power
Expert Power
Referent Power
Associative Power
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10. MISUSE/ABUSE OF POWER Weakness Expanding Information Mannerisms
Defense
Giving
Promotion
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11. DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR
RELATED CAUSES OF
DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR
Group size
Social distance
Competition
Power threat
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